Members Only 13 August 2018 Grain Coops Merger Three southern-England grain co-operatives are to merge. Hampshire Grain, Ridgeway and Wiltshire Grain will come together under the new name To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 13 August 2018 Glyphosate Court Ruling The safety of the world’s most widely-used weedkiller, glyphosate, has been thrown into the spotlight once again following a case To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 13 August 2018 Slurry Spreading During Drought The Environment Agency (EA) has published new guidance on ‘preventing agricultural pollution in exceptional weather’ in England. This is aimed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 8 August 2018 Cattle & Sheep Outlook The AHDB has updated its Outlook for the UK cattle and sheep meat markets. The weather conditions have, and remain, particularly To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 8 August 2018 Ethanol Consultation The Government is looking at including a higher proportion of biofuel into petrol. The Department for Transport has launched a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 8 August 2018 Base Rate Rise – Aug ’18 The Bank of England raised UK Base Rates by a quarter of a percent, to 0.75% on the 2nd August. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 8 August 2018 Potato Plantings Down The British potato area has declined by 3% according to latest AHDB estimates. The 2018 crop is put at 119,000 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 6 August 2018 Planning Guidance Updated There may be greater opportunities for landowners to develop farmland as a result of new Government Guidance. An updated National Planning To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 6 August 2018 Northern Ireland Farm Policy Northern Ireland has joined the other UK administrations and published a consultation on future farm policy. The consultation runs until To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 6 August 2018 Results Based Environmental Scheme Funded An alternative approach to paying for agri-environmental work is to receive extra Government funding. The Payment By Results (PBR) pilot To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 6 August 2018 FIT Closure Planned The Government is planning to end support for small-scale renewable electricity projects. A consultation on the future of the Feed-in Tariff To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 6 August 2018 EU GM Blow The application of new breeding techniques in Europe is likely to be more difficult following a ruling by the European To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 6 August 2018 Red Meat Consolidation The consolidation in the red meat processing sector has continued with the announcement that the Irish business Kepak has taken To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 1 August 2018 DEFRA Guidance The hot, dry weather is causing difficulties for some to meet scheme requirements; DEFRA has released guidance for those affected. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 30 July 2018 RPA Performance The Government has responded to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee’s report and recommendations on the performance of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 July 2018 EU Funding Until 2020 The Treasury has confirmed that any funding secured through EU Programmes, until the end of 2020, will be guaranteed by To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 26 July 2018 Cuadrilla Gets Fracking Greenlight Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd has been given the go ahead to begin fracking. The Energy and Clean Growth Minister, Claire Perry, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 24 July 2018 Impact of Brexit on Dairy Sector The London School of Economics (LSE) has published a report looking at ‘The Impact of Brexit on the UK Dairy To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 24 July 2018 Brexit Update In what is becoming a familiar trend, the Brexit process is becoming increasingly turbulent with civil war in the Conservative To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 20 July 2018 Dairy Markets – Jul ’18 There seems to be a confusing picture in the dairy industry at the moment. On the one hand we have To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 19 July 2018 UK Harvest Commences UK Combinable Crop Harvest – What should we Expect? The harvest is in its early stages; this year a little To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 18 July 2018 Global Crop Forecasts As the northern hemisphere harvest gets underway, the forecasts for global grain output should become more accurate. The International Grains To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 18 July 2018 Meadow Farm Update – Jul ’18 A typical lowland mixed family farm continues to struggle to make money from farming. This is the finding from the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 18 July 2018 EU/Japan Economic Partnership On 18th July, the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement was signed in Tokyo, thus finalising negotiations on a major new free-trade To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
